I think his performances were admirable considering when he came in and where he was prior to that. He certainly wasn't perfect and his arm lacks a little but he's smart and he can execute. Should Gibbs hold onto him? He's a really solid backup, although I'm not sure he could hold the starting position.

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I saw Art Monk in the Safeway parking lot in Great Falls, VA on 3/26/2005. It was AWESOME!

That's a very good point and I agree with you. I forgot that Hamdan and Hasselbeck are only a few years apart in age... for some reason, I had it in the back of my head that Hasselbeck was older. Do you think his brother's success in Seattle under Holmgren might give him some cred? I watched both play in college at BC and Tim was much better than Matt, although the year I saw Matt play he was under Dan Henning (of all people) who didn't fair too well at BC.

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I saw Art Monk in the Safeway parking lot in Great Falls, VA on 3/26/2005. It was AWESOME!

I couldn't believe Johnson was signed in the first place. HE's never really succeeded anywhere... what made Spurrier think he would succeed in the burgundy and gold? Of course, Spurrier had Wuerfell and Shane "The Pain" as well so my question is almost stupid.

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I saw Art Monk in the Safeway parking lot in Great Falls, VA on 3/26/2005. It was AWESOME!

Keep Hasselbeck, let Gibby go. I know it might've been only the lack of an opportunity, but I have to believe that Spurrier would've put Gibby in after cutting Johnson (rather than going with the newly signed Hasselbeck) if the man had displayed any kind of skill at all. Say what you will about SOS, but he did want to win, and he didn't think he could win with Gibby.

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Then who do you vote for the #2 spot? What QB's are available that could, and would be willing to, serve as a strong backup but won't cost too much?

I'm not really sure who's coming available--my guess is, there will be a number of vets released as their teams start gearing up for the draft and evaluating their needs. We may not move overly quickly in that regard. I kind of like the idea of Mark Rypien, but I don't know what kind of shape he's in these days. Maybe it's just sentiment talking.

redskincity wrote:Its funny that all non-Redskin fan seem to think Hasselbeck is better than P-Ram. I beg to differ. P-ram had to endure the long passing game, while Tim had a short controlled game put together.

You know, I hadn't heard that before. Thankfully, I'm not talking to those people, because they'd get an earful from me. Hasselbeck is a fine QB, to be sure. For arm strength and pedigree, I like Ramsey. (Don't mind me if I don't call him P-Ram. I'm too old to be hip.)

"Sit back and watch the Redskins.
SOMETHING MAGICAL IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!"
JPFair- A fan's fan. RIP, brother